In Africa
In Africa by John T. (John Tinney) McCutcheon is available here as the complete text, split into 779 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
In Africa: Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. (John Tinney) McCutcheon. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #21254.
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In Africa
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- Chapter I Chapter 1
- Chapter II Chapter 2
- Chapter III Chapter 3
- Chapter IV Chapter 4
- Chapter V Chapter 5
- Chapter VI Chapter 6
- Chapter VII Chapter 7
- Chapter VIII Chapter 8
- Chapter IX Chapter 9
- Chapter X Chapter 10
- Chapter XI Chapter 11
- Chapter XII Chapter 12
- Chapter XIII Chapter 13
- Chapter XIV Chapter 14
- Chapter XV Chapter 15
- Chapter XVI Chapter 16
- Chapter XVII Chapter 17
- Chapter XVIII Chapter 18
- Chapter XIX Chapter 19
- Chapter XX Chapter 20
- Chapter XXI Chapter 21
This edition of In Africa by John T. (John Tinney) McCutcheon carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #21254, divided into 21 chapters and 779 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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Is this the complete text of In Africa?
Yes. All 3895 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #21254 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of In Africa is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #21254, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does In Africa take to read?
About 324 minutes of reading across 779 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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- Hunting
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- Fraught
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- Great
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- Hardships
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